Place Old and New Testament
Jetur
Also known as Ituraea =ESV; Iturea =NIV, KJV
Jetur, a descendant of Ishmael, also a region (Ituraea) mentioned in the New Testament. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at 1 Chronicles 5:19.
Why it matters. A descendant of Ishmael and a region in Syria
- Primary passages
- Location
- 33.416, 35.857 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jetur
Jetur was one of the twelve sons of Ishmael, the son of Abraham (1Ch.1.31). His descendants likely inhabited the region known as Ituraea in the New Testament (Luke 3:1). During the time of King David, the Hagrites, possibly descendants of Jetur, were defeated by the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh (1Ch.5.19). Ituraea was a region located in the northeastern part of modern-day Israel and southern Syria. In the New Testament, Philip, one of the sons of Herod the Great, is mentioned as the tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis (Luke 3:1).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.